Sickle Cell Disease is a complex and debilitating genetic blood disorder that primarily affects people of African, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Indian ancestry.
It is caused by a mutation in the HBB gene, which leads to the production of abnormal haemoglobin known as haemoglobin S.
This results in the distortion of red blood cells into a sickle or crescent shape, causing a host of complications.
These sickled cells are rigid and sticky,…
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